Kiana, do you understand what filial piety is?

There was a feeling of familiarity, but Youlan Dale was sure she had never seen the person before. This feeling was like searching for a familiar figure in the fog, but still unable to see clearly.

Fu Hua maintained her fighting stance, her gloves gleaming coldly in the sunlight. Her brow furrowed slightly, her gaze darting between the masked figure and the surroundings. "The concentration of Honkai energy in this sea area is abnormally increasing."

She could feel something waking up.

The sea breeze howled, ruffling the three men's robes. The air was thick with tension. The waves crashed against the rocks, making a dull sound, as if beating the drums for the coming battle.

"Are you alone?" The figure on the reef slowly turned around, a swirling orange mask on his face. "No, I'm a team of three."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Zhe slammed his palm to the ground. With a dull "bang", two streams of white smoke exploded on both sides of him.

A figure could be vaguely seen swaying in the smoke. When the mist dissipated, two pink-haired women with almost identical appearances appeared in front of everyone.

The woman on the left is wearing a simple shrine maiden costume, with a katana on her waist, and her eyes are as sharp as a knife; the woman on the right is wearing a combat uniform similar to the armor of the Destiny Valkyrie, and she also holds a katana in her hand.

The visitors were none other than Yaezakura and Sakura.

Yulandel's gaze quickly swept over the two newly appeared enemies, and finally stopped at Yu Zhe: "Space teleportation technology?" Her voice became lower and lower, and her brows were furrowed.

Rita stroked her sickle gently, still maintaining an elegant smile on her face. "Oh my, this is really lively. But..." She suddenly stopped smiling, "This will come at a price."

Yu Zhe ignored Rita's threat and said to Yaezakura and Sakura, "You two, each choose an opponent."

"Then I'll choose Hua." Ying's eyes passed over Youlan Dale and Rita and locked onto Fu Hua, a meaningful smile on her lips. "After all, we are old friends who haven't seen each other for a long time..."

Her fingers gently stroked the hilt of the sword, and a complex emotion of nostalgia and fighting spirit flashed in her eyes. "Let's reminisce about the past this time."

"Then I will choose this maid." Yaezakura glanced at Yulandel with a hint of regret.

Although she really wanted to see how big the gap was between the strongest Valkyrie in modern times and Kallen, Yu Zhe had already reserved the other party, so she could only choose Rita as a second choice.

Yulandel took a deep breath and pointed her lance at Yu Zhe: "It seems that you are my opponent."

Her voice was steady and powerful, and a faint golden light began to appear around her. "Tell me your name."

The corners of Yu Zhe's mouth curled up slightly beneath his mask. "Just a ghost stuck in the past, but...someone called me the strongest back then!"

At this time, the sea breeze became stronger, making everyone's clothes rustle. The waves also became more violent, crashing against the reefs one after another, making a deafening sound.

"The strongest?" Yulandel frowned slightly. Hearing these two words, she subconsciously thought of two people. One was Cecilia, the strongest Valkyrie of the previous generation, and the other was Kallen, the strongest Valkyrie five hundred years ago.

"This title is not something that just anyone can bear."

A deep laugh rang out from beneath Yu Zhe's mask. "Indeed, let me see how powerful you, the 'strongest Valkyrie', are!"

Take a day off

Please take a day off.

173 This strike will penetrate the stars!

A hint of fierce fighting spirit flashed in Youlan Dell's blue eyes, and the Black Abyss White Flower Knight Spear in his hand shone coldly in the moonlight.

She lowered her body slightly, pointed the tip of her spear forward, and said in a cold and firm voice: "No matter what you are, I will defeat you today."

Yu Zhe chuckled when he heard this, and slowly placed his right hand on the hilt of the Yama Sword at his waist. The scabbard and the metal buckle made a crisp collision sound.

He tilted his head, and the corner of his mouth revealed under the mask raised a playful arc: "Oh? Miss Knight is so confident? But..."

Yu Zhe suddenly lowered his voice and said, "This is not something that can be done just by talking."

Before she finished her words, Youlan Dale had already transformed into a meteor and was hurtling towards them. Every step she took on the sea surface stirred up waves several meters high. The airflow generated by her high speed dragged a long white trail behind her, like the outstretched wings of an angel.

The Black Abyss and White Flower were in her hand, and the tip of the gun cut through the air with a sharp whistling sound.

"Take it!" she shouted, and the tip of the gun pierced Yu Zhe's throat.

A gleam of light flashed in Yu Zhe's eyes, and the Yama Blade instantly unsheathed. The pitch-black blade drew a faint blue arc of light under the moonlight, accurately blocking the incoming spear tip.

Although this Yama Sword is not the authentic one from the Devil May Cry world, it is enough to fight against the Key of God in this world.

"clang--"

The loud sound of metal colliding echoed on the sea, and the flying sparks illuminated the faces of the two people close to each other.

"Good speed." Yu Zhe used the force to leap back, and the blade drew a thin line of water on the sea surface, "but it's still a little lacking." He suddenly turned his wrist, and the Yama Blade slashed out from bottom to top at a strange angle.

Yulan Dell's pupils shrank slightly and he quickly changed his moves.

The black abyss and white flower spun in her hand like a living thing, the spear accurately blocking the tricky blow. She used the momentum to do a backflip, and the spear drew a perfect arc, piercing Yu Zhe's temple.

"You react very quickly." Yu Zhe chuckled, and suddenly his body shook, leaving an afterimage on the spot.

Yulan Dale's attack penetrated the shadow, and the wind from the gun split the sea surface into a ten-meter-long gully.

"Here." Yu Zhe's voice suddenly came from behind her.

Yu Lan Dale's heart trembled, and she turned around without thinking and swept across, but she saw that Yu Zhe had already predicted her action, and the Yama Blade stabbed at her gun-holding wrist at an incredible angle.

At the critical moment, Youlan Dell shook his wrist, and the black abyss white flower suddenly bloomed with dazzling white light.

Black mist burst out from the gun, forcing Yu Zhe to put away his knife and retreat.

Possessing Cecilia's holy mark, Yu Zhe is very clear about the power of the Black Abyss White Flower.

“Has it been used to this extent now?”

The power of the Key of God is not available to everyone. Even the most powerful Valkyrie of this era, Yulandel, cannot master the power of the Black Abyss White Flower in a short period of time. It has even been clearly stated in the plot of Honkai Impact 3 that Yulandel only borrowed the Black Abyss White Flower from Cecilia.

A hint of relief flashed in Yu Zhe's eyes.

And this moment was also keenly captured by Yu Lan Dale. Originally, Yu Lan Dale thought that Yu Zhe, who could say "It's really pleasant", would be a battle maniac who would get more excited the stronger the opponent.

But what does that look mean?

It's like seeing the look in the eyes of parents when their children grow up...

Yu Lan Dale didn't understand why the other party showed such a look, but now was not the time to think about it. A moment of distraction in the battle could lead to his failure.

Youlan Dale steadied herself, the tip of her spear pointed skyward. A radiance as if tangible flowed across her armor. A massive whirlpool, nearly a hundred meters in diameter, formed on the sea surface, centered around her. The water, pulled upward by an invisible force, shone brilliantly in the sunlight.

"This blow will end you!"

Yu Zhe stood on the waves, his red cloud and black robe fluttering in the wind. He gripped the Yama Blade tightly in his right hand, and strange purple lines began to appear on the blade. Those lines moved across the blade like living things. "Then let me witness the power of the strongest Valkyrie of Destiny."

The momentum of the two people formed two opposing air currents on the sea surface, and the calm sea surface suddenly became turbulent.

"Stop pretending!" Youlan Dale shouted, and the lance in his hand suddenly burst out with dazzling golden light.

"This strike will pierce through the stars!!!" She thrust her spear forward fiercely, and a golden beam of light with a diameter of several meters tore through the air and headed straight for Yu Zhe.

The power of the world bubble in her body combined with the black abyss and white flowers can be said to be one of her strongest attacks.

Yu Zhe calmly raised the Yama Blade, and the purple lines on the blade suddenly illuminated. He casually swung the blade, and a purple-black blade light met the golden light column.

With a loud "bang", the two forces collided in mid-air, bursting out with a dazzling light.

The shock wave created huge waves tens of meters high on the sea surface. Yulan Dell took advantage of the momentum to leap up, drawing a graceful arc in the air.

"It's not over yet!" She held the gun in both hands and swooped down like a meteor.

Yulan Dell's spear collided with Yu Zhe's Yama Sword again, and the golden and purple energies intertwined, instantly evaporating the surrounding sea water and forming a vacuum zone.

"Your strength is beyond my expectation." Yu Zhe suddenly said during the confrontation. He turned his wrist and the knife's momentum suddenly became sharper. "But it's still far from enough!"

Youlan Dell only felt a huge force like a tidal wave coming, and the vibration from the spear made her palm numb.

She clenched her teeth, her golden pupils suddenly contracted, but she was still shocked by the force and retreated repeatedly.

"Hmm..." Youlan Dale groaned, her entire body thrown back dozens of meters like a kite with a broken string. The sole of her boot drew a long streak on the sea surface, and the splashing waves sparkled in the sunlight.

After finally stabilizing herself, she raised her hand to wipe the blood oozing from the corner of her mouth. Her long golden hair fluttered freely in the sea breeze, with a few drops of crystal water hanging on the ends of her hair, but the fighting spirit in her eyes was even stronger than before.

"So strong..." Yulan Dale murmured in a low voice, his golden pupils shrinking slightly as he stared at the proud figure standing in the distance.

After just a few rounds of fighting, Youlan Dell felt an unprecedented pressure. The man before him was strong! Extremely strong! Stronger than anyone he had ever encountered before!

If this is the kind of person...he is indeed qualified to be called the strongest.

"But..." Youlan Dell slowly straightened up and threw her messy long hair behind her. Every strand seemed to be coated with a layer of golden halo. "Do you think you can make me admit defeat like this?"

"I am the most powerful Valkyrie!"

"Mom! I want to be a Valkyrie like you, the strongest Valkyrie! Heiyuan Baihua, come with me to save the world!" The little child stood on the bed with full confidence.

The long golden hair fluttered in the wind like the sun in the sky.

At this moment, she overlapped with the little girl in her memory who aspired to be a hero.

174 Truce, Chi You Awakens

"Kiana..." Yu Zhe's lips trembled slightly, his voice so low that only he could hear it. He looked at the girl with flowing blonde hair. Her blue eyes were still as clear as he remembered, but with a hint of determination and maturity.

Yu Zhe's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes, "You have really grown up..." He murmured softly, with a hint of imperceptible tenderness in his voice.

If they hadn't met here, Yu Zhe would probably have turned into Cecilia and hugged Youlan Dell in his arms and loved her dearly...

It was an impulse that came from the depths of the stigmata, a nostalgia and reluctance for the past.

"Heh..." Yu Zhe took a deep breath and suppressed the impulse. The sea breeze with a salty smell filled his lungs, making his eyes sharp again.

Now they are enemies.

How ironic! They are the ones we should protect, but now we have to go to war with them...

Fate always seems to play cruel jokes.

Youlan Dell seemed to notice Yu Zhe's subtle emotional fluctuations. She frowned slightly, and a hint of doubt was revealed between her delicate eyebrows. "What did you say just now?"

"Nothing." Yu Zhe quickly calmed down and gripped the handle of the Yama Blade tightly with his right hand. "The test ends here." He slowly raised his eyelids, his gaze as sharp as a knife. "Now, try to survive!"

Just as he finished speaking, the sea beneath his feet suddenly surged violently. The originally blue water seemed to be stirred by an invisible giant hand, and layers of white foam appeared.

Yu Zhe's pupils suddenly contracted, and he felt a suffocating sense of oppression coming from deep under the sea.

"This is..." Yu Zhe perceived that the huge source of destruction deep under the sea began to become active. "Is Chi You about to wake up?"

At the same time, Yulan Dell also noticed something unusual. She suddenly turned around and looked at the bottom of the sea, "What is this?" A hint of surprise flashed in her blue eyes, and she instinctively clenched the Black Abyss White Flower in her hand.

The vibrations coming from beneath the sea surface made her combat boots tremble slightly, and the ancient pressure made her unconsciously tense all her muscles.

Their eyes met briefly in the air, and they both read the same emotion in each other's eyes.

The hostility just now seemed less important at this moment, because they all realized that a more terrifying threat was approaching.

"Stop for now..." Yu Zhe put away the Yama Knife, "What's coming next will be very troublesome. After all, you don't need it to destroy the coastal cities because of our personal affairs..."

Youlan Dell pursed her lips, her golden hair fluttering in the wind, and a hint of hesitation flashed in her blue eyes.

"Indeed... it's not an ordinary movement." Her voice remained calm, but her speaking speed was obviously a bit faster than usual.

Before coming, Youlan Dell also learned about Chi You. She knew that this was an extremely terrifying force, and once it fully awakened, the consequences would be unimaginable.

She looked at Yu Zhe and asked, "But are you sure this wasn't your doing?"

"Who knows?" Yu Zhe chuckled briefly and held out a hand. "Should we continue wasting time here in a meaningless fight, or should we put aside our prejudices for the moment and deal with that waking giant first?"

Youlan Dale stared at his outstretched hand for two seconds, and finally sighed softly, "Temporary cooperation."

"A very wise choice." Yu Zhe had an infuriating smile on his face, but unfortunately, Youlan Dell couldn't see it because he was wearing a mask.

After Yu Zhe and Youlan Dale agreed to a ceasefire, the battles of the other four also stopped.

"Looks like today's reminiscing is over." Ying slowly sheathed her sword, the blade and sheath making a crisp clang. She tilted her head slightly, her cherry-colored hair fluttering in the wind. A smile played on her lips, but a subtle hint of loneliness lingered in her eyes.

Fu Hua's brows were furrowed, her hair slightly disheveled from the intense battle. Her clenched fists slowly loosened, but her gaze remained warily fixed on Ying, like a cheetah ready to pounce on its prey.

"Who are you anyway?"

Fu Hua looked at Ying. In the previous battle, she found that the other party was very familiar with her moves. Every movement and every attack seemed to know her fighting style very well, as if they were really old friends.

"Haven't you remembered me yet?" Ying sighed and took a step forward, but stopped when she saw Fu Hua step back reflexively.

She lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes casting a shadow on her face. "Regarding relationships, we have plenty of time. We will meet again in the future."

"Ying, this is my name. Don't forget it this time." Ying knew Fu Hua's current situation. Her old friend had forgotten a lot.

On the other side, Rita gracefully put away her sickle, and the hem of her black skirt drew a graceful arc in the air.

"What a pity, Miss Miko." Rita bowed slightly, a perfectly balanced smile playing on her lips, neither contemptuous nor flattering. Her voice was as smooth as silk, yet it carried an undeniable edge. "This battle was inconclusive."

Yae Sakura slowly sheathed her katana. Her fox ears twitched slightly, and a complex emotion flashed in her eyes. "Is this the Valkyrie of this era? You are very strong. Both your combat skills and your control of Honkai energy are impressive."